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Inventors 5655 3% awmw 2 SHEETS-SHEET l E Eduard Eaf/oeve Pei'erDe/(aie.

DISPLAY M. TEN HOEVE ETAL Aug. 26, 1952 Flled Aprll 3, 1947 Aug. 26, 1952 M. TEN HOEVE ETAL 2,608,011

DISPLAY Filed April 3, 1947 2 SPEETS-SHEET 2 Manillds Ten/ 08m Edward naval/Owe Peter De Kort'e.

Patented Aug. 26, 1952 Edward. Ten 7 Application ApriIB} 1947, Serial No, 739,134

Olu" invention relates to the artof 'displaysand: moreparticularly'to' changeable exhibitors;

In" the: merchandising r of various commodities, for instance', gasoline, signs or price tags are employed for denoting the prices thereof and" which signs are usuallydisplayed in-theopen by being attached" to the produce c. dispenser: or: other appropriate support for observation- Int-j asmuch': as the-signs or 'tags are-usually con? structed of paper, cardboard or the like; it has: b'eemthe practice to enclose them in holders ato's protect v them' from the Weather and! other. ele:--

mentst So far'as'we are aware, thelconstruc'ltion of any. available holder. for this purpose comprises: a; metal bracket on which is. mounted: a---displa-yassembly having: a metallic: frameidis'i t posedfaboutf a pair-of glasslplates for holding: theiplates-r togetherin .spacedirelation to accord-.-

modate therebetween'ithea sign, the bracket being:

provided: with'smeans for detachably securing-the;

frame thereto: to permit the: assembly. to be detached' for ch'anging: the sign or tag in accord:-

ance with: the prevailing? price of. the. product: Itihassalsov been;the' practice to'. protect other; types :of signs" or: tags; for: instance", automotive? license plateswonmarkeraiby the use:of similarholders to preclude erustingof"the'markers; which.

are usually constructed ofymetal; and damage:

to; or; obliteration; of" their numerals; on other indicia;

In'xtheuse:sofrholdersgof the fregoingjdescribed'- type;-, the.- frames, in. many instances, becomerusted-from :weatherrexppsureWhile-the, marginal faces; of? the; frames, adjacent" theglass plates,- prov-ide.- means 1 whereby; dirtand? other foreign matter accumulate thereabout. The rustingof' thcrf-rame-and/or the'accumulation of dirt orv other.- foreign matter results in-theglass become ingv. streaked, smudged, or. the like when, sub-- jecteclto weather elements and thusattenuate fer-instance, gasoline; itis necessary to often replacetthe cards with 'others having the changed- 3;Qlaims (Cl. lo -.102

price denoted thereon. This requiredchanging of the cards makes it necessary to maintain--'a-' large number of cards on hand with different prices thereon in order to provide apack-having a desirable price range, for example, 18to 28,

inclusive of fractions in tenths of a cent, whereby a card having a price thereon within-the range, for instance 19 is available for use: Obviously, this exemplified price range w-hi'ch is of the extent customarily used, requiresa pack having aminimum of two hundred cards to denote the various prices, with the result tha t' the cards constitute -a relatively thick pack. In asmuch as'the type of holders employedare not? of a sufficient size to accommodate these rel atively thick packs, nor is it desirable or Qpractical to construct holders of asuffi'cientsizeto accommodate them, the cards which are-not in; use are remotely stored and often become lost and sometimes soiled to the extentv that they; are rendered'undesirable for display. I Our invention overcomes the foregoing; diflif culties and disadvantages, it being one ofthe objects thereof to-provide a holder whereinaframeless transparent member or body" employed for accommodating the cards orjthelike in lieu ofmetallically framed glass plates thereby." precluding the aforementioned smudging, streak ing or the like. p

Another object of our-invention, is toprovide cards or the like which are so constructed: and: arranged whereby only a relatively small number" are required for denotingthe prices compre hended in the price range andwhich are capable" of being maintained entirely'within the holder; A further object-ofjour invention is to provide"- a sign holder having'a-sign displaying body'cona armed-er relatively tough transparent" material? highly resistant to breakage or shattering;

A-still further objectof ourinvention is-tdpro'e; videa holder of the foregoing described char: acter wherein the transparent-body is detachably connected to a supporting bracket withoutthef useof a frameorthelike disposed about-tliei body.

An import'ant'object of our invention is-taprovide apack or book wherein itscardsorgpages, are of a sectional and group constructiongwith' the sections of one group containingindicia for correlation with indicia contained'on anyofjthe" sections of the other group. 7 Another important obj ect of our inventionils'f to provide adevice; of the foregoing described; character equipped with means whereby the transparent bodymay 'be' expeditiously detachedi from and attached to the bracket to permit an as will hereinafter appear, the invention consists in the combination and arrangement of i parts hereinafter set forth and illustrated in the accompanying drawings from. which the several features of the invention and the advantages attained thereby will be readily understood by those skilled in the art.

Referring to the drawings wherein like reference characters designate like parts throughout the several views: 1

'-Figure 1 is a perspective view of our invention. I a

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view taken through the holder. 1

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional View taken through the holder.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of one of the books.

Figure v5 is a perspective view of the other book. V

In practicing our invention, as illustrated in the drawings, we provide an elongated substantially U-shaped bracket having relatively long and narrow connected upper and lower sections 5 and 6 respectively of rust proof material, for instance, brass. The section 6 is formed with openings 1 for accommodating bolts or the like for securing the bracket to an appropriate support, for instance, a gasoline pump or a similar dispenser, while adjacent its ends, the section 5 is. provided with openings 3 accommodating therethrough attaching screws 9 or the like threaded or otherwise anchored in sockets I formed in the bottom face I I of a sign displaying one-piece body or member I2.

The member I2 is constructed of a transparent and relatively tough material, for instance, plastic, and which may be of the type known as Lucite. The member I2 is formed with a pocket I3 opening through the bottom face II to permit a pair of card packs or books It and I to be inserted into the pocket.

The member I2 is fashioned with end and side faces I6 and I1 respectively with the side faces I1 extending subjaoent the bottom face II to form depending flanges I8 which provide a channel through which the section 5 of the bracket extends and which channel communicates with the pocket-I3, the section 5 serving to close the pocket and also support the books in the pocket. When the device is in assembled condition with the member I2 seated on the section 5, the screws I I extend through the openings .8 and having nuts 29 threaded thereon to effect clamping of the member to the bracket, the flanges I8 serving to preclude foreign matter or water used during cleaning of the member from entering the pocket.

Each of the books I4 and I5 comprises a plurality of leaves or cards, for instance, ten in number, and with the cards each divided into a pair of sections I9 and 20 with the coincident sections of the cards constituting separate groups 2I and 22 respectively. Both side faces of the sections of the group 2I are provided, in the presentinstance, with indicia 23 for denoting cardinal or whole numbers and with the side faces having different numbers from the others of the same group to provide a numerical range, for instance, 10 to 29 inclusive. The side faces of the section 20 of the group 2I, are provided. with indicia 24 with the indicia on side faces of each section being identical while that of each section of the groupis difierent to provide another diiferent numerical range, for instance, the articulate fractional numbers, to inclusive, plus a cent sign for the remaining section. Thus, by arranging thesections of one group there may be displayed by a card, any number, cardinaland/or articulate, fractional, ranging from '10 to 29 inclusive.'

To secure the'cards of each book together, a binding device 25 is provided comprising a plurality of spaced rings 26 connected together by an axially extending bar 27. The rings 26 extend through registering perforations formed along one margin of the cards to permit free adjustment and alignment of the sections relative to each other and disposition, of the cards in a manner to form a relatively flat and compact pack or book. v

Inasmuch as the diameters of the rings 26 are appreciably greater thanthe width of the packs,

in order to permit free shifting of one card or. section'from one side of the pack to the, other,

the binding device extends a considerable dis'-.

tance both edgewise and laterally of ,the pack thus increasing the overall'thickness of the-book and which, in some instances, may equal the thickness of two packs. As illustrated in Fig-' ures 4 and 5, in order to minimize the combined thicknesses of both books, when assembled with.-

in the pocket I3 of the member I2, to permit the use of a relatively thin member I2, the binding device of one book is secured to the opposite: margin with respect to that of the other book,- or the indicia onthe cards of one book is in-f.

vertedly applied with respect to the cards ofthe other book, thereby enabling the books, when 5 of the bracket to secure the member to the bracket. When the components are thus assembled, nuts 29 are applied to thescrews 9 to dispose the lower face II of the member I2 in opposed and sealed relation with the section 5. When it is desired to change the sections of the books to denote a different price, the nuts 29 are removed from the screws 9 and the member I2 is detached from the bracket thus permitting easy removal of the books from the pocket to permit relative shifting of the sections.

While the invention has been disclosed in connection with books having a pair of price ranges for indicating the price of a commodity, additional price ranges may be employed by dividing the cards into a greater number of shiftable sections.

Without further elaboration, the foregoing will so fully explain the invention that others may,

by applying current knowledge, readily adapt the 4 same for use under various conditions of service Moreover, it is not indispensable that all the features of the invention be used conjointly, since they may be employed advantageously in various combinations and subcombinations.

It is obvious that the invention is not confined to the herein described use therefore as it may be utilized for any purpose to which it is adaptable. It is therefore to be understood that the invention is not limited to the specific construction as illustrated and described, as the same is only illustrative of the principles involved which are capable of extended application in various forms, and the invention comprehends all construction within the scope of the appended claims. This application is a continuation-inpart of our application Serial No. 626,808, filed November 5, 1945, and issued as U. S. Patent No. 2,540,221 on February 6, 1951.

What we claim is:

1. In a display device, a pair of books adapted to be arranged in a holder and with each book being provided with a plurality of independently movable leaves each having relatively shiftable sections with indicia displayed thereon and with r .played on the leaves constituting the exposed leaves and means extending beyond and hinging the leaves of each book together along one side thereof to connect said leaves together for independent movement and permit shifting of the sections independently, the indicia on the leaves of one book being inverted with respect to the indicia on the leaves of the other book whereby to permit said means of one book to be disposed adjacent the opposite side of the other book for compact arrangement in said holder.

2. In a display means, a pair of books each provided ith a plurality of leaves each having relatively shiftable sections with indicia displayed thereon and with said sections arranged in groups. said books adapted to be arranged in a display holder in back-to-back relation to expose one face of a leaf of each book, the sections of one group being selectively shiftable relative to each other and the sections of the other group to eflect various combinations of the indicia displayed on the leaves constituting the exposed leaves, and connected ring-like spaced members hinging the leaves of each book together along one'side of the book, the indicia on the leaves of one book being inverted with respect to the indicia on the leaves of the other book whereby to permit said members of one book to be disposed adjacent the opposite side of the other book for compact arrangement between walls of said device.

3. In a display device having a pair of closely spaced transparent walls, a pair of books disposed between said walls and each provided with a plurality of cards having relatively shiftable sections with indicia displayed thereon and arranged in groups, said books being arranged in back-to-back relation to expose one face of a card of a book to view through the adjacent wall,

means extending beyond and hingedly connecting the cards of each book together along one side to enable the sections of one group to be shifted relative to eachother and the sections of the other group whereby various combinations of the indicia displayed on the cards constituting the exposed cards is obtained, the indicia on the cards of one book being inverted with respect to the indicia on the cards of the other book whereby to permit said means of one book to be disposed adjacent the opposite side of the other book for compact arrangement between said walls.

MARINUS TEN HOEVE. EDWARD TEN HOEVE. PETER DE KORTE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Warp Apr. 20, 1943 

